2010年高三英語二模試卷

2010第I (共105分ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.Shedoesn’t B.SheenjoysnightC.Shewouldliketogoright D.ShewouldliketoA.A B.AdepartmentC.Acoffee D.AA.ThecomputerneedstobeB.ThecomputerisnotputinasafeC.GradingthepapersshouldbeeasywiththehelpoftheD.SometeachersprefertogooverthepapersbyA.To B.TostaywhereheC.Tostandattheendofthe D.TostandbesidetheA. B. C. D.A.Abig B.AnexpensiveC.Onefarawayfromthe D.Oneclosetoherhusband’sworkA.ThewomanisgoodatB.ThewomanhiresagoodC.ThemanofferstodothegardeningfortheD.ThemanwantstohirethewomantodotheA.Johnisfullyoccupiedwithhisstudies.B.Johndoesn’tlikecamC.Johnisapoor D.JohnwillgocamonA.Theteamwillwinthenext B.TheteamhasdonewellsoC.Theteamwillnotwinthenextgame.D.Theteamdoesn’tseemtobeworkingA.Hehassomeworkto B.ThewomanisgoingtodoC.Hisbossiscomingtosee D.Hedoesn’tfeellikeeatinganybreadSectionDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingA.37 B.Lessthan5years.C.Aboutsixyears.D.SincehebegantoA.Many B. C.About37people.D.VeryfewA.Aquarter. B.37percent. C.Onehalf. D.One-fifth.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A. B. C. D.A.In B.In C.In D.InA.Decidedbytheparty B.ElectedbyvotesofthepartyC.Electedbytheiramountofmoney.D.DecidedbytheSectionDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingAAUniversityServiceTheTheprogramwill cethis ThewomanisgoingtoteachEnglishtosome Intheprogramthestudentsaremoreinterestedin ThegirlknowsalotabouttheprogrambecauseshetookaTeachingEnglishasa languagecourselastyear.Completetheform. WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.WhatdoesthemanwanttoTogetsomeinformationaboutholidays21WheredoesthegirlSheworksina22WhydoesthemanrefusetogoBecauseheprefersstaying onWhatwillthemanmostprobablydoHewill Completethe WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeach randSection BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B.CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Youmeantheboyisonly12yearsold?Heseemsmuchtaller hisA. B. C. D.IfeltsobadalldayyesterdaythatIdecidedthismorningIcouldn’tface daylikeA. B. C.the D.It’stheoffice!Soyou knoweatingisnotallowedOh,A. B. C. D.Howmuch shelookedwithoutherA. B. C. D.ItwastheprinciplesIlearnedfrommy enabledmetogetbiggerandbetterA. B. C. D.Myparentshavepromisedtocometoseemebefore forA.have B. C. D.willThewildflowerslookedlikeasoftorangeblanket theA.to B. C. D. thethoughthewasthemostlikelyone,theycouldnotarresthimsincetheyhadnoexactproofaboutA. B.Aslong C.If D.Assoon bytheadvancesintechnology,manyfarmershavesetupwindfarmsontheirBeing B.C. D.HavingLackofmoneyled toasituation theyhadtodecidewhethertheyshouldkeeponwiththeirA. B. C. D.Doyouconsideritanygood A.to B.tohave C. D.havingYouandIcouldhardlyworktogether, A.could B.couldn’t C.couldn’t D.couldPleasedomeafavor myfriendMr.SmithtoYouthTheaterat7:30A.to B. C. D.Thecomputerwasusedinteaching.Asaresult,notonly ,butstudentsbecamemoreinterestedinthesavedwasteachers’ B.wasteachers’energyC.teachers’energywas D.wassavedteachers’Hetolduswhether icwasstillunderA.to B. C. D.Thestrangemanaskedmetohandtheletterto Imetinthestation,sayingitwasveryA. B. C. D.SectionDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce. thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.B.C.D.E.G.H.I.J.EBLDr.EmilyLevy,DirectorPhone:(212)249-0147EBLCoachingspecializesinprovidingindividualizedone-on-onehometutoringforstudentsingradespreK-12.Allstudentsare41assessedtodeterminetheirstrengthsandweaknessesand42levels,andarethenmatchedwithaspecialistwhois43trainedinthetypesofmethodsthataremost44forthatstudent.EBLCoachingusesresearch-based,multi-sensory45,includingtheOrtonGillinghammethodology,to46tutorialsupportattheirUpperEastSidelocationandatstudents’homes.Theyalsoofferspecificprogramsforstudentswithlearning47andADHD,andspecializeinhelstudentsdevelopskillsinreadingcomprehension,writing,mathandstudyandwriting.Theyuseresearch-basedtechniquesthatare48accordingtoeachstudent’sneedsAllprogramsfollowastructured,multi-sensory49.ReadingSectionDirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Somepeoplearejustsuretobefailures.That’showsomeadultslookattroublesomekids.Maybeyou’veheardthesaying,“Abirdwithabrokenwingwill50flyashigh.”I’msurethatT.J.Ware,whowascaught51ayearago,wasmadetofeelthiswayalmosteverydayatschool.Athighschool,Warewasalwaysmaking52.Hedidn’tanswerquestions,gotintolotsoffightsandwas53fromschoolattimes.Teachersdidn’twanttohavehimagainthefollowingyear.ImetWareforthefirsttimeatameeting.Allthestudentsatschoolhadbeeninvitedto54foraprogramdesignedtohavestudents emoreactiveintheircommunities.Theprogram55groupdiscussionandvoluntaryworkintheirneighborhoods.Inthebeginning,Warejuststoodby,notreadytojointhediscussiongroups.Butslowly,theinctive56himin…Attheendofthemeeting,hejoinedtheHomelessProjectteam.Heknewmuchabout57,hungerandhelplessness.TheotherstudentsontheteamhadneverseenWaremakingsuchalong,movingspeech.They58withhispassionateconcernandideas,sotheyelectedWaretobechairmanoftheteamwitha59Twoweekslater,Wareledagroupof70studentstocollect60.Theycollectedaschool61:2,854cansoffoodinjusttwohours.Itwasenoughtofeedneedyfamiliesintheareafor75days.Thelocalnewspaper62theeventwithfullarticlethenextday.Afterthat,Warestartedshowingupatschooleverydayandansweringquestionsfromteachers.Ware’schange63usthatabirdwithabrokenwingonlyneedsmending.Onceithas64,itcanflyhigherthantherest.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.takeB.makeC.signD.putA.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.SectionDirections:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Justbeforemidnight,sixUniversityofCincinnatistudentswerewatchingTVinanon-campusapartmentwhenthreemenburstthroughthedoor.Whileoneoftheintruderspointedagunatthegroup,theothertwoscoopedup$4,400worthoflaptops,cellphones,gamesandcash.Oncetheyhadwhattheywanted,thetriofledintothenight.Furious,thestudentschaseddownandtackledoneoftheburglars--theonewiththegun.Inthestruggle,itoff,andabulletgrazedastudent'sleg.HisfriendspiledonthegunmanandheldhimuntilshowedBythenextday,theinjuredyoungmanwasbackinhisapartment,andthewasinjail,chargedwithburglary,feloniousassaultandreceivingstolenproperty.Buthowdidthemenmanagetostormintoanon-campusresidenceNovembernightinthefirstce?Simple:Studentstoldthebuilding'smaindoorshadn'tlatchedproperlyforAsparentsconfrontballooningcollegecostsandshrinkingacceptancerates,theyarefindingthemselveswithanevenbigger,morebasicproblem:Whichcampusesaresafe?Collegesseemlikeidyllicandsecureces,andforthemostpart,theyare.Butivy-coveredwallscan'tkeepouteverybadelement.Thiscountry's6,000collegesanduniversitiesreportsome40,000burglaries,3,700forcibleoffenses,7,000aggravatedassaultsand48murdersayear.Otherhazards--fires,binge-drinking,mental-healthproblems--arealsoontherise.Ofcourse,that'snotwhatparentsandstudentsseeonAmerica'sserenecampuses.There'safalsesenseofsecurity,saysHarryNolan,asafetyconsultantinNewYorkCity."Studentsseeguardspatrollingatnightora monitoringthedormentranceandthink,Nothingbadcanhappentome,"heexins."Peopledon'tknowthatsafetycontrolsareoftenverylax."WhatdidthestudentsdoaftertheburglarsfledintotheTheystoodtherein B.TheyranaftertheburglarsatC.Theywaitedforthe D.TheyphonedtheirWhatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)atched”inthethirdparagraphprobablyA. B. C. D.WhatworriesparentsmostexceptballooningcollegecostsandshrinkingacceptanceTheirchildren’sgradesintheuniversitiesorTheirchildren’ssafetyintheuniversitiesorTheirchildren’sbehaviorintheuniversitiesorTheirchildren’srelationshipwithclassmatesintheuniversitiesorTheChannelisthenamegiventothestretchofwaterwhichseparatesEnglandandFrance.FerriesoperateallyearroundtocarrypeopleacrosstheChannel,andtheyarebusymostoftheyear.Januaryistheonlyquietmonthnowadays.Aswellassummerholiday-makers,therearedaytrippersandcoachtraffic,nottomentionlorriesandothercommercialvehicles.Someferriescarrycarsandtheirpassengers,whileothersalsoconnecttrainpassengerswiththeContinentalrailnetwork.Thebiggesthazardfortheferryisthewind.ThecrewlistenstoBBCweatherreportsfourtimesaday.Ortheysometimesgetgalewarningsfromlocalradiostation.CrossingtheChannelbyferryisabitliketryingtocrossOxfordStreetonabusyafternoon,accordingtooneferryboatcaptain.TheferriesfromFolkstoneandDovertoCalaisandBoulognehavetocrossthemainflowoftraffic.ThisconsistsofshipstravelingthroughtheChanneltoandfromNorthernEurope.Theremaybefourhundredshipsmakingthejourneyatanyonetime,andtheyallpassthrougha“chokepoint”whichisonlyfifteen(twenty-fivekilometers)wide.Thecross-channelferrieshavetosailrightthroughthemiddleofallthistraffic.ThepassageismainlyconcernedwiththeEnglish B.theweatherontheC.cross-channel D.whatcrossingtheChannelbyferryisThewordhazardisclosestinmeaningto A. B. C. D.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat ifthereisagalewarningfromtheBBC,theferrieswillstopthetrafficontheChannelisverybusyonlyinferriesarebusiestinthethecrewoftheferrylistenstotheweatherreportsfourtimesaWheredoesthispassagemostprobablyIna B.InaC.Inatransportation D.InageographyAnewstudysaysonepartofthehumanbrainmay esmallerastheresultofaconditionknownasjetlag.Jetlagresultsfromflyinglongdistancesinanairne.Jetlaginterfereswith 'snormaltimesforsleewaking.Peoplewithjetlagmayfeelextremelytiredforseveraldays.TheyalsomayhaveproblemsthinkingclearlyandKwangwookChoisaresearcherattheUniversityofBristolinBritain.HereportedthefindingsofhisjetlagstudyinthepublicationNatureNeuroscience.Thestudyinvolvedtwentyyoungwomenwhoworkedforinternationalairlines.Thewomenhadservedpassengersonairnesforfiveyears.Theseflightattendantsflewacrossmanycountriesandatleastseventimezones.Inthestudy,theflightattendantshaddifferentamountsoftimetorecoverfromjetlag.Halfthewomenspentfivedaysorfewerintheirhomeareasbetweenlongflights.Theotherhalfspentmorethanfourteendaysintheirhomeareas.MisterChotooksomefluidfromthewomen'smouthstomeasurelevelsofahormonethatincreasesduringstress.HetestedthemtoseeiftheycouldrememberwhereblackspotsappearedonacomputerscreenAndhetookpicturesoftheirbrainsusingmagneticresonanceimaging.Thisisawaytomeasurethesizeofthebrain'stemporallobes（顳葉Itwasfoundthatthewomenwhohadlesstimebetweenflightshadsmallerrighttemporallobes.Thisareaofbraindealswithrecognizingandrememberingwhatisseen.Thesamegroupperformedworseandhadslowerreactiontimesonthevisualmemorytest.Andtheirsalivasamplesshowedhigherlevelsofstresshormones.MisterChosayshebelievesthebrainneedsatleasttendaystorecoverafteralongtrip.Hesaysairlineworkerstoldhimtheirabilitytoremembergotworseafterworkingonnesforaboutfouryears.Otherstudieshaveshownthatincreasedfeelingsofstresscancausealossofcellsinthepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmemory.Scientistssaymoretestsareneededtostudytheeffectsofjetlagonthebrain.TheywanttofindoutiftoomuchlagcouldpermanentlyaffectAccordingtothetext,jetlag cancausedifficultiesincanmakepeoplefeeltiredforafewistheillnessonlyfoundinpeoplewhoworkonthe canbecausedbyflyingoverseveraltimezonesinan Itisinferredthatmoretestsneedtobedonebecause theconclusionwasquestionedbymanyscientistsfearthathisresearchisnotdoneeveryscientificconclusionneedsthesupportfrommanythewomanwhowerestudiedintheresearchwerenotWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEabouttheresearchWomenwhohavealongerrestathomeshowbetterWomenwhoflyinshorttimehadsmallerrighttemporalWomenwhohavelongerflightsfailedthememoryWomenwhorestmorethan14daysproducedlessWhatisthesubjectdiscussedintheThecauseofjetAstoryofagroupofflightAresearchabouttheeffectsofjetlagontheTheimportanceofhavingenoughrestafterlongSection ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph. Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.ReadingReadingnewsarticlesinTheInternetprovidesaccesstomanymaterialswritteninYoumayhavesomewaystopracticereadingPurchasingbooksontopicsofReadingclassicalbooksBrowsingthroughInternet EvenifyoudonotliveinacountrywhereEnglishisthemainlanguage.YoucantakeadvantageofmanyopportunitiestopracticereadinginEnglish.Bytakingadvantageofawidevarietyofsources,youwillcometoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyofstylesthatindividualswillusetoexpressthemselves. IfyouhaveneverhadachancetoreadtheworksofDickens.Poe,orotherclassicalEnglishwriters,youcanfindsomeoftheirworksforonline.Amongotherthings,youcandownloadentirenovels.Youmayalsowanttobrowsetheinternetandlookforcriticalreviewsofclassicalmaterials.Thiswillprovideyouwithanopportunitytoseeifothersinterpretthematerialinthesameway. Ifyouarenotinterestedinclassicalliture,perhapsitdoesnotmakemuchsensetoyourselftoreadthesematerials.Fortunay,therearemillionsofbookswritteninEnglish.Asanexample,ifyouenjoywaterpaintingyoumaywanttopurchaseabookaboutitWritteninEnglish. Chancesare,ifthereisahobbyyouareinterestedin,thereareauthorswritingsomethingaboutitinEnglish.Ifyousearchtheweb,itshouldbefairlyeasytolocatewebsitesthathavenewsletters.Thesematerialsareidealbecausetheyprovideyouwithfreshreadingmaterials.Inaddition,becausetheyareaboutatopicthatyoualreadyknowsomethingabout,youwillbeabletoappreciatetheinformationthatisshared,aswellaspracticeyourreadingskills. Unlikeafewyearsago,youcanhaveaccesstonewsinEnglishwheneveryouwant.Ifyouareinterestedinparticularareaoftheworld,youmayevenwanttouseyourtimetoreadthosesectionsofthenews.Inmostcases,youcanfindnewsresourcesontheInternet.ThesemayalsobeanexcellentceforyoutofindthenamesofotherwebsitesthathaveadditionalinformationthatyoumightbeinterestedSectionDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossibleWhenitcomestofindingtheirwaybackhome,micearedefiniyinthefirstce.Infact,theyfindtheirwayaroundinmuchthesamewaywedo!RecentlyscientistsatOxfordUniversityfoundthatwoodmicehavearareability.Theyactuallycreateatypeof“roadsign”tolthemselveswhichwaytogo.Untilnow,mostpeopledidnotthinkanimalscoulddothis.Woodmiceliveinlargeopenfields.Onepartofthefieldlooksmuchlikethenext.Scientistswonderedhowwoodmicekeptfromgettinglostwithoutlandmarks.Howdidtheyrememberwheretheyhidtheirfood?Bystudyingaofthesemice,researcherslearnedthattheseclevermicepileseeds,leavesandothermaterialsatcestheywanttoWhatistrulyremarkableisthatthesemarkersarevisual.Woodmicehavelargeeyes.Theyrelyontheirvisiontofinetheirway.Housemice,bycontrast,followtheirownsmelltogetbacktotheirnests.However,leavingasmalltrailinanopenfieldcouldbeverydangerous.Enemiesmightuseittotrackdownthelittlemice.Woodmicedonothavetoworryaboutthis.Otheranimalsdonotknowwhattheirmarkersmean.Researcherswantedtolearnmoreaboutthisunusualbehavior.Todoso,theyneededtostudythemicemoreclosely.Theydecidedtoceagroupofmiceinsideaboxandfilmtheiractivity.Theyalsoputsomesmallsticdiscsandasmallamountoffoodinthebox.Soonthemicebeganmovingthediscs.Theyusedthemtohidefood.Theyalsoshiftedthemfromcetoceastheymovedfartherandfartherawayfromtheirnestingarea.Researchersbelievethisnewinformationmaychangehowpeoplethinkabouttheselittlecreatures,andoneofthefirststepsinrealizingthatmicearenotassillyasweprobablyoriginallythought.Onethingseemscertainthattheseremarkableroadsignswillbeafocusofscientificresearchforsometimetocome.(Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTENHowarewoodmicedifferentfromhouseTherareabilitywoodmicehaveis Researchersfoundwhenwoodmicemovedfartherandfartherawayfromtheirnestingce,they Whydoscientistsstudywood(Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTEN

II（共45分 TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthe（put我們知任何情況下都不可以用 處理私事。(undernoGuided WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowin精力不集中，機，超（自由發(fā)揮，至少兩點假如你是，最近班同學針對發(fā)生在青少年身上的交通事故的原因作了一次精力不集中，機，超（自由發(fā)揮，至少兩點DearI’mwritingto lyouaboutthesurveyourclassmatesdidaboutthecausesoftrafficaccidentsinvolvingteenagers. YoursfaithfullyZhangHuaM:Bettertowaituntiltomorrowtogo.It’stoodarktodrive.W:Icouldn’tagreemore.Q:WhatdoesthewomanM:ShallIbringyoucoffeenoworwouldyouratherhaveitafteryourlunch?W:I’dlikeitnow,please.Q:WheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeM:Gradingthepapersoughttobeeasierthaneverthisyear.W:Unlessthecomputerbreaksdown.Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheW:Hey!Whatdoyouthink ng?Thereisaqueue,youM:Isthere?Sorry…Idon’tmeantopushin.Ididn’trealizetherewasaqueue.Q:Whatisthemanmostlikelygoingtodo?W:Here’sa10-dollarbill.Givemetwoticketsfortonight’sshowplease.M:Sure.Twoticketsandhere’s$1.40change.Q:HowmuchdoesoneticketM:HaveyougotanW:No,wewenttoseeafewces,buttheyareeithertooexpensiveortoofarawayfrommyhusband’sworkce.Q:Whatkindofapartmentisthewomanlookingfor?M:Youryardalwayslookssobeautiful.YoumusthaveaW:Oh,no.Agardenerwillbetooexpensiveforme.Idoalltheworkmyself.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?W:Frank,doyouthinkJohnwilljoinusinthecamtripnextM:Youcanaskhimaboutthat,butIthinkheissobusywithhisstudiesthathehaslittletimeforanythingelse.Q:WhatdoesFrankthinkofJohn?W:Ourschoolfootballteamhaswontwogamesalready,andthereisanotheronenextweek.M:That’snotabadstart.Q:WhatdoesthemanW:Iwonderifyouhavetimetogotothefoodstoretoday.WehavealmostrunoutofM:You’dbetterdothat.Ihaven’tgotmyreportreadyyet,butmybossneedsittomorrow.Q:Whyisn’tthemangoingtodotheshop?Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingItgivesmegreatpleasuretodaytosayafewwordsinpraiseofamanwewillallmissverymuch.Tobehonest,Ican’timaginewewilldowithouthimwhenhe’sgone.BillMastersalmostsingle–handedbuiltupoursalesintheHoustonareaanddevelopedthemarketpositionthatweenjoytoday.Inonlysixyears,hehasbroughtthefirmfromaverylowfifthpositionintheareasalestothepointwherewenowoutsellallbutoneofourcompetitors.Notonlyhavewegot37percentofthemarketunderBill’sleadership;weareincreasingoursharewitheachpassingmonth.Asyouknow,the hasmovedBilltonorthernCaliforniatoworkhissalesmagicinoneofthis mostcompetitiveareas.Butweknowthatifanyonecandoit,BillMasterscan,andIknowyoualljoinmeinwishinghimthebestofluckinhisnewwork.HowlongdidMastersworkedHowmanypeopledidBillhavetohelphimwhenhestartedtoworkinHoustonHowmuchofthemarkethavetheygotQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingEveryfouryears,Americanselecta.Accordingtothelaw,anyAmericancitizenover40yearsofagewasbornintheU.S.canbe.Therearealwaysmanycandidateswhohopetheywillbeelected.TherearemanypoliticalpartiesintheUnitedStates,andmostofthesewillhavecandidatesfor.However,twopoliticalpartiesaremuchstrongerthantheothers.TheyarecalledtheDemocraticPartyandtheRepublicanParty.Foroverahundredyears,themanelectedashasalwaysbeeneitheraDemocratoraRepublican.AllAmericancitizensover18yearsofagecanvotefora.Theprocessofelectingatakesnearlyayear.Duringtheelectionyeartherearenumerouslocalelections,calledprimaryelections,heldinmanyofthefiftystates.Theseelectionsindicatewhothemostpopularcandidatesare.Inprimaryelections,usuallyheldinthewinterandspring,candidatesrunagainstbothpartieshaveconventionswherethepartymembersmakethefinalchoicefortheparty'sialcandidate.Eachpartychoosesa torunforanda torunforvice.Thetwocandidatesworkasateam.Theywillwinorlosetheelectiontogether.Oncethefinalcandidatesarechosen,theynaroundthecountry,tryingtowinvotes.ThenationalelectionisheldinNovember.Thecandidatewhowins esthefollowingJanuary.Theelectionprocessislongandcostly.Thousandsofpeopleworkfortheleadingcandidates.Millionsofdollarsarespent.Individualspreparetorunforpresidencyformanyyears.Nearlyallofthesepeoplefailtoeverwin.HowmanystagesdoestheelectionforgoWhenisthenationalelectionforusuallyheldintheInwhichwayarethepartycandidatesforandviceBlanks17through20ar